max's son

Cannot believe it will be 50 years since the dig at the end of the week wonder if BBC Midlands still got the film with reporter Trevor Francis stuck in the mud

It was a new build in Gloucester

it is a national trust property no where near a river Built by Neilsens in Gloucester for the queens diamond jubilee for the river pageant

Went for a walk in the sunshine today at Brockhampton Court Bromyard Herefordshire was surprised to find the replica Trow built for the Queens Diamond jubilee in the new orchard there in the middle of a field. Shame not on the water on the Severn or Droitwich Canal Hope not just left to rot

Just saw this on X

Have you looked at this site Leominster Canal - Home Page Walk this Saturday to the eastern portal of Putnal Tunnel

Worcester City Council charge for morring on the Severn from above the central road bridge and along Pitchcroft race course Think its pay at the carpark machine

Looking on line it looks like Vesta has been sold

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=rosie+and+jim+bread&qpvt=rosie+and+jim+bread&view=detail&mid=BC39327B6FDD8CA6573CBC39327B6FDD8CA6573C&&FORM=VRDGAR&ru=%2Fvideos%2Fsearch%3Fq%3Drosie%2Band%2Bjim%2Bbread%26qpvt%3Drosie%2Band%2Bjim%2Bbread%26FORM%3DVDRE Dad (Max) with Rosie and Jim at Avoncroft Musuem when he was the miller there.

Another site is cycle.travel (thanks to Richard Fairhurst of this parish) https://cycle.travel/map?from=Gloucester&to=Tewkesbury&fromLL=51.8653705,-2.2458192&toLL=51.9937857,-2.1549574

Someone told me Vesta is (was) for sale. do not tell Alan Fincher

The person who bought Ballinger off dad fitted a Junkers engine see story here https://worcestervista.com/index.php/mechanics/renovating-ballinger/

a number of boats went to Bewdley back in the early 80's as a campaign to open the Upper Severn cannot find the pictures.

Article in the Worcester new about the Spry The Spry should return to Worcester says boat enthusiast | Worcester News The other reconstruction was of a Wyche barge for the Queens Golden jubilee, was on the River Wye for some time where is it now These boats should be on the water and seen as they used to be used on the river.

Picture of Harriet and 2 other wyche barges in Droitwich A model of a wyche and other pictures and Purton from the 70s

Some pictures of Diglis Basin in the 60's The tug is moored outside the building used by KKE Architects not in the arm where the pumped water from the water discharges the building used to house Danks boat builders now Grist Mill Boats Richard Fairhurst moors his boat in that location the dry dock is the open building and picture of dad sanding down Vesta taken from a BW film The picture of the bow of a boat is Severn trow Spry in front of Danks before being done up during the Diglis development to add a canopy The picture of Altair and other boat are the last pair delivering to the Worcester Porcelain, the building in the back ground is Albion Mill which is now lower due to a fire and has been developed into flat.

Pavo was one of the boats Dad saved back in the late 50's early 60's sad to see it not being used what it was built for

Is it the 60th anniversary of the battle this year Stourbridge rally this weekend

The boat belonged to Dr Burman from Alvechurch, pictures below are when she went to the Droitwich Canals back in the 70's

Depends on the bow shape of the canoe or kayak whether it has a rudder same with a paddle boards skeg what it is made of, plastic canoes can take more of a hammering compare to Fibre glass or inflatable I assume the weight of the paddler, whether single or multiple occupants

May be they are stuck at the next lock

Has anyone seen this. what next

Nice boat